..6 mM lactic acid produced dramatic tissue autofluorescence; the basis for this is currently unknown. These studies demonstrate that GBS-produced lactic acid is a potential virulence factor and may contribute to GBS invasive disease...

..We have shown previously that three antioxidants (vitamin C, glutathione, and vitamin E) could accelerate the growth of fetal hypoplastic lungs grown in culture. We hypothesize that this occurs via a reductant mechanism...